Welcome to serene Heron House, a newly renovated 5- bedroom, 3-full bathroom beach and golf cottage located on a spacious lot on a cul-de-sac street past the second gate in the Vanderhorst Plantation. Experience the best of all one level living with this house's smart and open layout. Hop on the majestic Vanderhorst Alley of Oaks greenway path located just across the street and walk 10 minutes directly to the beach- or bike 3 minutes. This house was designed to highlight low country views of the property's glorious oak trees and lush palm trees. Calming colors and natural materials were chosen to reflect the serenity of Kiawah's sand and sea. Enter through the private courtyard to get to one of two main entrances of the house.Courtyard offers an outdoor shower to get the sand off after a day at the beach. Relax on one of this home's three spacious decks. Unwind on the screened-in. Store your beach and golf gear in the one car garage. Enter the recently remodeled airy and light-filled kitchen featuring a 7-foot center island, Carrera quartz countertops throughout, large bowl farm sink, 2022 installed LG fridge, Bosch dishwasher, CAFE series double range and custom designed hood vent. Robust sand-colored LVP flooring flows throughout the house to withstand wear and tear. The kitchen opens to the dining and living rooms. Vaulted ceilings in the main living space highlight the star of the room, a floor to ceiling shiplapped fireplace with marble tile. Located just off the main open living areas is the spacious primary suite. Take in the high ceilings, cooling fan, and coastal seagrass lighting and enter the spa-like oasis of the ensuite bath. Another star of this house is the 6-foot by 5-foot walk in shower with mosaic shower floor and oversized tile. Off the shower room is a double vanity with marble top and separate room for toilet. The large walk-in closet offers a separate smaller cedar closet for additional storage. Off the main living lies the first wing living quarters. The recently renovated full bathroom features a shiplapped accent wall behind a double vanity with cement top, soaking tub, and oversized floor to ceiling subway tile. Off the small hallway are two private bedrooms. Walk back through the central great room to access the second wing living quarters, also with a recently renovated bathroom and two private bedrooms. Off these bedrooms there is a large private deck so each guest may have direct access to the outdoor porch. Sold partially furnished.